LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                             February 8, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Juan Hinojosa, Chair, House Committee on
               Criminal Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1158  by Bonnen (Relating to avoiding the release from
               jail of defendants detained for certain offenses because
               of delay in obtaining scientific testing results.), As
               Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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This bill would amend Section 1, Article 17.151, Code of Criminal
Procedure to specify instances in which a defendant who is detained in
jail pending trial must be released either on personal bond or by
reducing the amount of bail required , if the state is not ready for
trial of the criminal action for which he is being  detained.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, JC